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The Little Wise Quacker

The Little Wise Quacker

1952Short⏱️ 6mApproved
AnimationShortComedyFamily
6.6
IMDB Rating
163 votes

Barney Bear goes duck hunting, but is forbidden by the rule book to shoot the one duck available: a duck that is asleep.

Director
Dick Lundy
Writers
Heck Allen, Jack Cosgriff
Stars
Sara Berner, Red Coffey, Paul Frees
Release Date
November 8, 1952
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Sara Berner
Sara Berner
as Duck's Scream
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Red Coffey
as Duck
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
as Barney Bear

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

barney bear characterblackfaceduckbooksunrise

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

This proves that sometimes it's better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission
by llltdesq2003-08-25
8/10

"This is a very good short directed by the forgotten director, Dick Lundy. Most people remember Hanna and Barbera and Tex Avery. But very few remember Lundy, who chiefly directed Barney Bear cartoons in the early 1950s. Lundy wasn't the greatest director MGM had, but he did some very good work. In this cartoon, the focus is on an extremely annoying little duck. Visions of an orange glaze come to mind whenever I see this cartoon. I don't generally go for hunting as a rule, but I'd make an exception here. I'd shoot first and worry about breaking rules and paying fines lat..."

💡 Did You Know?

This is the first Barney Bear cartoon directed by Dick Lundy, who previously did Caballero Droopy (1952) when Tex Avery took a break from MGM. However, Lundy was an animation director when he previously worked directing Walt Disney and Walter Lantz shorts from 1939 to 1951.

📖 Synopsis

Barney Bear goes duck hunting, but is forbidden by the rule book to shoot the one duck available: a duck that is asleep.